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{b) Abyssinians. 



Headman, $8 to ^10 ; boy, ^6 to ^9 ; muleteers, $4 to §6 ; all 

 of these rising by $1 a month till the end of the journey. 

 Allowance for rations 82 a month each. For the return 

 journey, if they do not accompany the sportsman, full ration 

 money and half wages. 



At Adis Ababa baggage mules cost 840 to S50 ; riding do., $50 to 

 $60; donkeys, $7 to 815 ; pack-saddles and ropes, 84 to 85; leather 

 sacks, 81 to 82 1. 



Much depends on a good interpreter. If a Somali-speaking Amharic 

 cannot be found on the coast, take one that speaks good Arabic ; for even 

 if no one can be engaged in the capital who can translate the language of 

 the country direct into one the traveller understands, there will be no 

 difficulty in securing an Abyssinian who speaks Arabic fluently. 



